Stanton Macdonald-Wright (1890–1973) was a pioneering American modernist painter and co-founder of Synchromism, in 1912.
Synchromist paintings were some of the first abstract paintings created in America. The theory of synchromism is based on the idea that color and sound are similar phenomena and that the colors in a painting can be orchestrated in the same harmonious way that a composer arranges notes in a symphony. MacDonald-Wright once said, "Synchromy is to color what symphony is to sound. ...It means everything is done with color."
Stanton MacDonald-Wright was born in Virginia, and moved to Santa Monica with his family at the age of ten. He began studying art at the Art Students League in Los Angeles while in his teens, and in 1907 moved to Paris, studying at major institutions including the Sorbonne, Académie Julian, and Académie Colarossi.
Back in the United States in, he and fellow artist Morgan Russell developed Synchromism. MacDonalnd-Wright and Russell held exhibitions in Paris and Munich in 1913, and MacDonald-Wright lived in New York City from 1914 to 1919 before returning to California.
MacDonald-Wright was instrumental in introducing modern art to Los Angeles, organizing the first exhibition of modernists there in 1920. He served as director of the Art Students League of Los Angeles in 1923 and taught art history and aesthetics at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1942 to 1954. During the 1930s he was a regional director for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) federal art project, creating notable murals in Santa Monica.
MacDonald-Wright spent the rest of his life in California. His paintings are held in the permanent collection of many prestigious museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the National Portrait Gallery.
Synchromy Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, 1950s, Unframed, 32x17
By Stanton MacDonald-Wright
Located in Miami, FL
The work is executed at the heyday of abstract expressionsim in the mid-50s. Colors are saturated and bright. Goldfield (of Goldfield Gallery). Written on the stretcher. Goldfield G...
Oil
$875
H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and en...
Oil, Board
$651
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 1.46 in
Contemporary impressionist expressive floral oil canvas "Vase with Pink Roses"
By Natalya Mougenot
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary vibrant, expressive abstract floral painting, "Vase with Pink Roses", is a striking work by French artist Natalya Mougenot, ren...
Canvas, Oil
$2,650
H 31 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Foreign Attraction" Abstract Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Foreign Attraction" Abstract Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing cours...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,550
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
"The Nile" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 18" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Nile" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 18" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completi...
Canvas, Oil
$5,000
H 83 in W 83 in
"Calypso III" Abstract Painting 83" x 83" inch by Carole Baines
By Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Calypso III" Abstract Painting 83" x 83" inch by Carole Baines Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Caro...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Deep Night
By Robert Petrick
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Deep Night 1988/89 24 inches x 30 inches oil on canvas Artist Statement: This is an early work I produced in my studio at 11th street and Ave 'B" NYC...
Canvas, Oil
$550
H 24.02 in W 24.02 in D 0.79 in
Only One Earth: Abstract Bold Invest Statement Protest Contemporary Color
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Only One Earth Abstract Bold Invest Statement Protest Contemporary Colorful ONLY ONE EARTH... Mars has no Dancing Trees or Roaming Wildlife, no Wonderous Oceans! With acr...
Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Wood, Stretcher Bars
$6,297Sale Price|24% Off
H 62.21 in W 85.83 in D 3.94 in
Harmony Floral Abstract Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 21st Century
By Katarina Joys
Located in London, London
All custom charges are included in the final price agreed. Floral abstract contemporary decor, blue flowers, still-life. Artist: Katarina Joys: Title: "Harmony" Full size ca...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$8,000
H 83 in W 83 in
"Labyrinth" Abstract Painting 83" x 83" inch by Carole Baines
By Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Labyrinth" Abstract Painting 83" x 83" inch by Carole Baines Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Carole...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,130
H 27.56 in W 19.3 in D 0.08 in
Still life with flowers cardboard/oil, 70x49 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Canvas, Oil
$550
H 24.02 in W 24.02 in D 0.4 in
Amongst The Wildflowers: Abstract Contemporary Bold Statement Striking
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Amongst The Wildflowers Abstract Contemporary Bold Statement Striking AMONGST THE WILDFLOWERS Let's remember how to belong, play, be free, limitless, abundant, connected, fi...
Acrylic, Pastel, Oil, Gesso, Wood, Stretcher Bars
Roses. oil/canvas, 50x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Canvas, Oil